NOTICE: September 17, 2024, SGMA Public Board Hearing on Tule groundwater subbasin: Final Staff Report available

On September 17, 2024, the State Water Board will hold a public hearing to consider designating the Tule Subbasin as a probationary basin under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), as part of efforts to ensure groundwater resources will be available into the future for people to use.

Staff have released the Final Tule Subbasin Probationary Hearing Staff Report, outlining their recommendations to the Board. In developing their recommendations, staff considered public comments provided at public workshops and submitted in writing.

If the State Water Board designates the subbasin probationary, it will identify deficiencies (issues) and potential actions that the groundwater sustainability agencies in the basin could take to address the deficiencies. If the basin is designated as probationary, the State Water Board will also identify which groundwater pumpers will need to report their groundwater extractions to the State Water Board and pay fees. The State Water Board may also require specific pumpers to install and use meters or other methods to measure their groundwater extractions.

How to Participate

The State Water Board will hold the public hearing at the time and location noted below. There are options to participate in person and remotely. If you are participating remotely and would like to make a public comment or are part of a panel presentation, follow the instructions in the hearing agenda to receive information to join the Zoom meeting. If you do not wish to speak, the English, Spanish, and Punjabi webcasts of the public hearing can be accessed at video.calepa.ca.gov.

Public Board Hearing

Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 9:00 a.m.

In-Person Location

Coastal Hearing Room Joe Serna Jr. CalEPA Headquarters Building
1001 I Street, Second Floor Sacramento, CA 95814

Spanish and Punjabi interpretation will be provided. For language services other than Spanish and Punjabi, please contact 916.341-5254 or OPP-LanguageServices@waterboards.ca.gov.

Public Comments

Members of the public may submit written comments in advance of the public probationary hearing by contacting the Office of Sustainable Groundwater Management at SGMA-Tule@waterboards.ca.gov no later than 12:00 noon on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Please use the subject line: “Comments – Tule Subbasin.”